The Land Report

Summer 2017

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A M E R I C A ' S
BEST
BROKERAGES
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Chas. S. Middleton and Son
www.chassmiddleton.com
(806) 763-5331
2016 Sales: >
$500 million
Who: Fourth-generation
farm/ranch real estate firm
focusing on the sale of ranches in
Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma,
Colorado, and Kansas.
Wow: Co-brokered the sale of
the historic Waggoner Ranch in
2016. Recently represented the
seller of the historic 32,841-acre
Ford Ranch, which was acquired
by the City of San Angelo.
Insight: "Demand is still fairly
slow for trophy recreation
properties, but stronger for larger
working cattle ranches," says
Sam Middleton. "Since the first
of the year, our firm has sold or
contracted over 10 ranches in
New Mexico and could have
sold more if the inventory had
been available."
Chip Cole & Associates
www.chipcoleranchbroker.com
(325) 655-3555
2016 Sales: <
$50 Million
Who: West Texas ranch
brokerage that has sold more
than 945,000 acres since 1981.
Insight: "West Texas transac-
tions have been decidedly fewer
the last two years due primarily
to the price of oil and the down-
turn in that industry," says Chip
Cole. "But as the seriously moti-
vated sellers are forced to seek
the actual level of the market and
buyers who have been sitting on
their hands get restless, I predict
the two shall meet in 2017."
Clift Land Brokers
www.cliftlandbrokers.com
(806) 355-9856
2016 Sales: $50–$100 Million
Who: Authorities on farmland
and cattle ranches in Texas,
Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado,
New Mexico, and Nebraska.
Wow: Listed three cattle ranches
i
n New Mexico for families
liquidating those assets for
other investment opportunities.
Insight: "The cattle business
was very poor and farmers broke
even in 2016," says George Clift.
"The institutional investors were
on the sideline with activity."
Coldwell Banker Select
Land & Ranch Division
www.selectranches.com
(918) 481-8300
2016 Sales: $100–$250 Million
Who: Specializing in country
estates, ranches, farm, land,
and recreational properties
throughout Oklahoma.
Wow: Sold two 440-acre
parcels for just under $6 million.
Insight: "2016 wrapped up as
our best year ever," says Greg
Ganzkow. "There could be a
potential shortfall of good land
for sale this year since so much
h
as sold in the last six months."
Dullnig Ranches/Kuper
Sotheby's International
Realty
www.dullnigranches.com
(210) 213-9700
2016 Sales: $250–$500 Million
Who: Representing buyers and
sellers throughout Texas in ranch
and land transactions.
Wow: Listed and sold future
MLB Hall of Famer Chipper
Jones's 9,109-acre Double
Dime Ranch.
Insight: Best year in the last two
decades in terms of sales volume.
duPerier Texas Land Man
www.texaslandman.com
(830) 755-5205
2016 Sales: $250–$500 Million